A total of 40 cases have been reported in Gujarat so far, out of which 33 are active.
New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 patients in the country is continuously increasing. On Friday, May 23, a 20-month-old child in Ahmedabad, Gujarat tested positive for COVID, along with 4 cases in Uttar Pradesh, 5 in Haryana, and 9 in Bengaluru. Thus, there are now 312 active COVID cases in the country, with 2 deaths reported. On the other hand, the Delhi government has issued an advisory regarding COVID-19. The government has instructed all hospitals to ensure a complete arrangement of beds, oxygen, medicines, and vaccines.
All hospitals in Delhi have been directed to send every positive COVID sample for genome sequencing to Lok Nayak Hospital. All institutions must upload their reports daily on the Delhi Health Data Portal. This advisory has been issued at a time when there is an increase in COVID cases in countries like Pakistan, China, Thailand, and Singapore.
A total of 40 cases have been reported in Gujarat so far, out of which 33 are active. Delhi’s Health Minister Pankaj Singh stated that as of Thursday, May 22, 23 cases have been registered in the capital. In Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 4 new patients have emerged. Three patients have been placed in isolation, while one is hospitalized. Meanwhile, 5 patients have been found in Haryana in the last 48 hours, including 2 women. None of these patients have any international travel history.
This time, the new sub-variants of Omicron, JN.1 along with its sub-variants LF7 and NB1.8, are being held responsible for the infection. Officials say that so far there is no evidence suggesting that these new variants are more dangerous or spread more rapidly than before. However, they believe that this wave could have an impact on people with weak immunity.
JN.1 is a strain of Omicron’s BA2.86. It was first observed in August 2023. In December 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a ‘variant of interest.
It has about 30 mutations that weaken immunity. According to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, JN.1 spreads more easily compared to previous variants, but it is not very severe. It remains the most common variant in many parts of the world. Symptoms of the JN.1 variant can last anywhere from a few days to weeks. If your symptoms persist for a long time, you may have long COVID. This is a condition where some symptoms of COVID-19 remain even after recovery.
After the detection of 5 COVID-19 cases in Haryana, all hospitals in the state have been put on alert and 10 beds have been reserved at PGI in Rohtak. Sampling and testing of suspected COVID-19 patients has started at all government hospitals in the state. Health Minister Aarti Rao stated that people should avoid crowded places and adhere to COVID-19 prevention protocols, including wearing masks.
Twenty Corona cases were reported in Gujarat on Friday, May 23. So far, 40 cases of corona have been recorded in May. Out of these, 33 are active. A 20-year-old girl has been admitted to Shola Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. All other patients are in home isolation.
In Ahmedabad, 29 cases have been recorded. On Friday, 2 cases were reported in Surat and 2 cases in Kadi. Meanwhile, on Thursday, one case of corona was recorded in Rajkot and one in Kadi city as well.
Singapore, China, Thailand, and Hong Kong are seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 among Asian countries. By May 13, there were 14,200 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore and by May 17, Thailand reported 33,030 new patients. Hong Kong recorded 1,042 new cases by May 10.
